Leonardo Boto
Date and place of birth: Buenos Aires, April 20th, 1970
Married to Maria Spizuoco, children : 2 (Paulina & Francisco)
Political party affiliation: Partido Justicialista
Leonardo Boto is the Chairman of the National Institute of Tourist Promotion of Argentina.
Born in Buenos Aires April 29 1970, Boto completed his undergraduate education at the University of Salvador (Argentina) earning a degree in Geography then completed a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration from the University of San Andres (Argentina). Mr. Boto also attended the University of Montana (United States) where his studies concentrated on a specialized program for Wildlife Recreation Management. Later at the Guile Foundation in Switzerland, he completed a program on public service.1
For more than a decade, Mr.Boto has been active in the tourism industry of Argentina working for the National Commission of Tourist Security and holding such posts as Director of the Program of Tourism for the October Foundation and National Director of Management for Tourist Quality at the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina. He was promoted to Chairman of INPROTUR, the National Institute for the Promotion of Tourism of Argentina in March 2009.2
In 2009, he coordinated the successful transference of the Dakar Rally, the world’s most popular Rally race from northern Africa to Argentina and Chile.3 The change in location has dramatically altered the character of the race. Although the goal is the same, following a pre-determined 9000 km path through treacherous terrain, drivers would sometimes go for days in North Africa without seeing spectators. In 2009, on the first day over 500,000 Argentines filled the streets of Buenos Aires to watch the trucks, cars and motorcyclists start the event. It is estimated that over the three million Argentines lined the race course over the next fourteen days. 4
In November 2009 Boto launched FAPPU (La Fundación para el Análisis de Políticas Públicas) a think tank to investigate public policy and analyze public spending in the city of Buenos Aires. 5
1 http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1240874
2 http://www.clarin.com/suplementos/viajes/2009/03/15/v-01877383.htm
3 http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1086285
4 http://www.dakar.com/2010/DAK/presentation/us/r1_les-chiffres.html#
5 http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2009/11/12/noticia_0010.html
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